The key is 2 wraps with the thread over the hair the work the thread to the shank. Wrap on the shank once and pull tight then use a nail not tool (I made one out of a piece of hickory that kinda looks like a pencil and drilled a hole in the middle) to push the not as close as possible to the hair. Add a drop of zap-a-gap and pack as tight as possible with the fugly packer. What I have found is that the colors need to be realigned before you start trimming which can be done by hand. Also, get a thick piece of plastic material - (I used one of the plastic boxes you get from Lowes or HD that wood screws come in) and cut a circle that is about the size of a spool of thread. Get your bodkin hot and burn a hole that is about the size of the eye of the hook. You can place this plastic on the hook before the last clump of hair as well as at the end to aid with packing and finishing. This allows you to work without having to worry about the other hair getting in the way. Just my 2 cents.
Has anyone ever tried to dye buck tail or hair?
